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Old Mutual to bolster funds by selling stake in asset manager

Old Mutual, the FTSE 100 listed insurer, is to bolster its funds with the sale of a tranche of shares in Old Mutual Asset Management in the US

Weatherbys boss: 'We have records on every horse going back to 1791...that sort of data is invaluable, it gives us an edge'

Riding a horse in the Derby comes with its own pressures but that’s nothing to being the latest member of the Weatherby family to run the 245-year company which bears your name

Osborne to signal bank levy retreat in olive branch to HSBC

George Osborne is set to review the bank levy to keep Britain’s biggest banks in the country

Britons scared of seeking financial help due to high costs

INDEPENDENT financial advisers have been accused of making it too hard for customers to see how much their services cost, even though they are obliged to set out their rates clearly in advance of doing any work.

Rethinking wealth management's regional race

All have been busy in recent months, acquiring businesses, recruiting staff, establishing regional footholds from scratch, and in some cases an amalgamation of all three.

Equilibrium celebrates two years in Chester with office expansion

Wealth management firm, Equilibrium Asset Management, is expanding its Chester office following two successful years in the city

Top task for an HSBC boss on his uppers? Cuts

HSBC investors are surprisingly low-key about ‘conduct issues’ at the bank, and much more interested in Stuart Gulliver’s costs strategy

The winners of the 2015 Private Banker International Awards are...

Private Banker International has revealed the winners for the 2nd annual Private Banker International Awards: London 2015.

Sanlam swoops on wealth firm

The deal will see Sanlam invest in the network to build up the size of the business. The network currently has 330 advisers.

Single-family offices are confronting change

The next generation inspires an upgrade and reinvention of roles and responsibilities

deVere Group awarded ‘Best Independent Financial Consultancy Group – International’

deVere Group, one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations, has today been named the winner of the ‘Best Independent Financial Consultancy Group – International’

Where Are All The Entrepreneurial Women In London?

So far, however, Morrissey appears not to have inspired a similar improvement in her own industry

Fifth anniversary for 10 Brown Shipley Model Portfolios

In addition to Novia and Transact, the Brown Shipley Model Portfolios are now available via the Standard Life Wrap Platform

Martin Gilbert warns on 'huge' systemic bond fund risk

Aberdeen Asset Management chief executive Martin Gilbert has warned on a potential liquidity crisis in bond funds

Robo-advice is not the death of the wealth manager, says Thomas Miller Investment

Robo-advice in the years to come will be dominated by the big institutions such as insurance companies and banks

How wealth managers are sharpening up with new ETF tools

Much of the discussion concerning passives has focused on what they do better than active strategies, with ‘better’ often a synonym for ‘more cheaply’.

Investec investment trust analyst Paul Locke dies

Regarded as one of the top analysts in his peer group, Locke, who died last weekend, built a wealth of experience in investment trusts in a career spanning almost three decades.

Ten questions Bill Winters must answer about Standard Chartered (and one he can put off)

Investors have seen the shares slide from more than £18 to nearly £10 - they will want to know how the new boss can reverse that

St. James's Place Market Bulletin - Tuesday 2 June 2015

In a week of eye-catching headlines, disappointing data and further uncertainty, there was very little movement for the major global equity markets.

Caledonia Eyes Takeover Of UK Wealth Manager

People familiar with the talks said that an agreement was likely to be struck in the coming weeks

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